Explore the Family Name Ghilardi

The meaning of Ghilardi

Italian (Lombardy): patronymic or plural form of the personal name Ghilardo, one of the many Italian equivalents of Gerard. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Franco, Renato, Enrico, Geno, Lino, Lorenzo, Silvano.

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How common is the last name Ghilardi in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ghilardi experienced a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 60,390th in terms of prevalence, coming down to 66,931st in 2010. This represents a decrease of approximately 10.83%. Correspondingly, the count of individuals with this surname also dropped by roughly 5.45%, from 312 in 2000 to 295 in 2010. This resulted in a decrease in proportion per 100k people, from 0.12 to 0.1, indicating a fall of about 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,390	#66,931	-10.83%
Count	312	295	-5.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.1	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ghilardi

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Ghilardi identify as White, although there has been a small decrease in this segment from 94.23% in 2000 to 91.53% in 2010. The Hispanic representation within this surname rose by approximately 29.98%, increasing from 4.17% in 2000 to 5.42% in 2010. Meanwhile, no Ghilardis identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year. However, there was a new emergence of individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races in 2010, accounting for 1.69% of all Ghilardis.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.23%	91.53%	-2.87%
Hispanic	4.17%	5.42%	29.98%
Two or More Races	0%	1.69%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%